My son cleans out his dresser on a regular basis. He’s one of those neat-freaks (a trait he obviously did not inherit from me) and keeps his room super-organized! He had a pile of perfectly good t-shirts. I usually cut the shirts into pieces to use as rags for painting or staining but decided to go another route this time.
I figured I would make “yarn” from the shirts and today, I’ll show you how I did this!
I started by cutting the hem off of the shirts.
Then, I started cutting a narrow strip and continuing in a circle up the shirt to the sleeves.
If you give knitted fabric a tug, it will naturally curl up on itself.
I rolled it into a ball and cast 15 stitches on size 17 needles.
I used a stockinette stitch to create a square which can now be used as a hot pad, a dish cloth, or a bath scrubbie! Just think of the possibilities… The wheels are turning already!!
Until next time,
Happy Creating!
